Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes pleasures of the deva beyond the aishana kalpa which is verse 4.8 of the English translation of the Tattvartha Sutra which represents the essentials of Jainism and Jain dharma and deals with the basics on Karma, Cosmology, Ethics, Celestial beings and Liberation. The Tattvarthasutra is authorative among both Digambara and Shvetambara. This is verse 8 of the chapter The Celestial Beings and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 4.8 - Pleasures of the deva beyond the Aiśāna kalpa
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 4.8:
शेषाः स्पर्शरूपशब्दमनःप्रवीचाराः ॥ ४.८ ॥
śeṣāḥ sparśarūpaśabdamanaḥpravīcārāḥ || 4.8 ||
The others indulge in ‘pravīcāra’ through touch (sparśa), sight (rūpa), sound (śabda) and thought (mana). (8)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: शेष स्वर्ग के देव, देवियों के स्पर्श से, रूप देखने से, शब्द सुनने से और मन के विचारों से काम-सेवन करते हैं।
Anvayartha: shesha svarga ke deva, deviyom ke sparsha se, rupa dekhane se, shabda sunane se aura mana ke vicarom se kama-sevana karate haim |
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
What is the nature of pleasures of the deva beyond the Aiśāna kalpa?
Who are the others? Kalpavāsī deva. How are these to be taken? Without contradicting the authority of the Scripture. Why is ‘pravīcāra’ mentioned again? It is in order to convey what is intended. What is it that does not contradict the Scripture? In Sānatkumāra and Māhendra kalpa the deva as well as the devī (wives, celestial women) derive the highest pleasure by mere touch of the body. The deva of Brahma, Brahmottara, Lāntava and Kāpiṣṭha kalpa experience the highest pleasure by looking at the charming and lovely forms, merriment, and the beautiful and attractive attire of the devī. In Śukra, Mahāśukra, Śatāra and Sahasrāra kalpa, the deva derive the highest enjoyment by listening to the sweet songs, the gentle laughter, the lovely words and the pleasant sounds of the ornaments of their devī. In Ānata, Prāṇata, Āraṇa and Acyuta kalpa the deva get the utmost pleasure just by thinking of their devī.